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Saturday January 16 2021
Forum for Democratic Change party presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuria campaigns in Kakapiripirit District on December 12,2020
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The Kakumiro Grade One Magistrate’s Court was on January 6, at 8.20pm, enveloped in darkness.
But still the court, which was aided with light emanating from a camera manned by an NTV reporter, proceeded to charge Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)’s presidential candidate, who was for the umpteenth time arrested while campaigning in the western district of Kibaale, with a preposterous charge of being driven on the roof a vehicle, which put his life at risk.
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Saturday December 19 2020
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Justice Byabakama’s appointment as Badru Kiggundu replacement , according to sources, affected the power dynamics at the EC since he was feared for being close to Mr Museveni.
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Four years after Justice Simon Byabakama took over the reins of the forever embattled Electoral Commission (EC), he is going to be in charge of his first presidential election in which the jury is already out: Can his Commission deliver a free and faire election?.
All presidential candidates – including President Museveni, who appoints the EC chairperson, his deputy and five other commissioners – aren’t happy with the job Justice Byabakama has been doing.
NUP candidate withdraws from Kumi County MP race, joins NRM
December 14, 2020 Capt. Mike Mukula gives Twalib Osama NRM shirt
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) Kumi County parliamentary candidate, Twalib Osama has pulled out of next year s election race.
Osama, who has since joined the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, says he made the decision after receiving several death threats from unknown people.
He claims that his family became concerned and asked him to withdraw from the race to save his life and that of his family. According to Osama, he chose to join NRM to secure his life and the entire family.